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NPT NUCLEAR WEAPON STATE
- Estimated Arsenal Size
Total stockpile size is uncertain because there is no accurate count of tactical nuclear weapons.
Approximately 14,000 warheads
Active and operational warheads: approximately 5,192
Operational strategic delivery system 685
Operational strategic warheads 3,113
Non strategic nuclear forces 2,079
Non deployed warheads ~8,800 - Key Weapon Systems
-Strategic- ICBM (SS-18, SS-19, SS-24, SS-25, SS-27)
- SLBM (SS-N-6, SS-N-8, SS-N-18, SS-N-20, SS-N-23)
- Bombers: (Tu-95 Bear G, Tu-95 Bear H16, Tu-160 Blackjack)
-Non-strategic- Aviation (Tu-22M Backfire, Su-24 Fencer)
- SLCM
- Estimated Destructive Power
- ~2030 megaton
- Military Fissile Material Stockpile (estimated)
- Plutonium: 95 mt
- HEU: 670 mt
- Disarmament and Commitments to Reduce Arsenal Size
- Legal obligation to pursue global disarmament under Article VI of the NPT
- Reduced arsenals under INF and START I
-Future commitments- Plan to reduce operationally deployed strategic nuclear weapons between 1,700 and 2,200 by the year 2012 under the Moscow Treaty.
- In support of verifiable FMCT. The treaty should not cover existing stockpiles.
- Nuclear Weapons Policy
-Nuclear testing- Observed nuclear testing moratorium since 1990.
- Signed and ratified CTBT.
- Party to PTBT (banning nuclear tests in atmosphere, in outer space, and under water test).
-Use of nuclear weapons- Retain first use policy.
- Committed not to use nuclear weapons against members to Tlateloco and Rarotonga. Has signed but not yet ratified Pelindaba. Has not signed Bangkok.
- Acknowledged the commitments of the NWS to negative security assurances in UN Security Council Resolution 984 (1995).



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Sources
Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen, "Russian Nuclear Forces, 2008," Nuclear Notebook, Natural Resources Defense Council, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, May/June 2008. pp. 54-57, http://thebulletin.metapress.com/content/t2j78437407v3qv1/fulltext.pdf
Feneratin of American Scientists, Nuclear Information Project http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/nukes/index.html
Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, http://russianforces.org/
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